INTERNATIONAL: CHINA PILGRIMAGE - Dogen and Hanshan Sites

Travel to China with Sensei Kaz Tanahashi and Sensei Peter Levitt April 18 - May 3, 2017. Visit Tiantong Monastery where the great thirteenth-century Japanese Zen Master Dogen was trained by his teacher Rujing. We also visit the nearby cave where the legendary hermit-poet Hanshan lived and used the cave walls to write his poems.

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Tsoknyi Rinpoche: 08-24-2013: Dzogchen and Zen (Part 2)

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Episode Description: In this session from Saturday morning Rinpoche takes the group on a insightful exploration of a number of topics. The session begins with a mediation expanding upon the previous evenings teaching on dropping down into the body. In his own colorful and beautiful manner, Rinpoche guides the group towards calmness and then clarity, ultimately striving for cognizance. That state of awareness he describes aa “Whatever happens, happens. Whatever not happens, not happens. So What. Who cares.” He indicates this practice is the essence of “shamatha without support.” During the remainder of the session, Rinpoche answers questions from the audience. He talks about differences between the Western Culture and that of the East, specifically the culture of Nepal and Tibet. He then goes on to discuss “essence love” in depth, which he characterizes as the seed of loving kindness, compassion and bodhichitta. The session concludes with an explanation of “needy I,” “reify I,” and “mere I.”